Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I ...

Adolescent boys with chronic urticaria show better stress management and disease control than girls, linked to higher resilience and optimism. Eosinophil counts correlate with poorer disease control, ...

PACIFIC GROVE — The Thanksgiving holiday has historically marked the peak sightings of western monarch butterflies on California’s Central Coast. The peak reached 8,000 this year, a fraction of what ...

The monarch butterfly migration is off to a tough start this season — with fewer butterflies than usual fluttering to the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. As of Wednesday, California State ...

If you watched Kim Kardashian's latest health update and felt a jolt at the phrase "holes on the brain," you were not alone. It is a term that sounds catastrophic. Yet on the type of scan she had, a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Chapped lips, occasional nosebleeds, and increased chances of wildfire are just some of the risks associated with dry air. You may be thinking, “Isn’t all air dry?” Well, no. According ...

In a study published in Nature, a recent experiment involved mice who were fed small amounts of polystyrene for three months. After that time, the mice had damaged intestinal lining and higher liver ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...